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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
August 03, 2021
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Highways that charge EVs as they drive, black holes’ mysterious back ends and a bipedal robot that can run a 5K. This week’s coolest things have been around the block and then some.
 

Power Trip

 

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
July 27, 2021

A magnet “as thin as a single atom,” ultrasound-powered drug delivery and a protein that helps classify cancer. This week’s coolest things have some serious work to do.


2D Or Not 2D

 

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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
July 20, 2021
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Scientists are working to make glass stronger, EVs run longer and brain devices stealthier. This week’s coolest things are writing the next chapter.

 

Tough As Nails

 

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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
July 13, 2021
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A miniature assembly line for nanoparticle vaccines, an implantable electrode to heal athletes’ broken bones, and a smart foam that could help robots sense us approaching. This week’s coolest things put science fiction in its place.

 

Talking ’Bout Regeneration

 

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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Will Palmer
July 06, 2021
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Pacemakers that dissolve into the body, paper that can cool a building, and cars that can sprout wings and fly. The coolest things this week are changing before our very eyes.

 

We Were Promised Flying Cars — And Now We Have Them

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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
June 29, 2021

See-through, noise-canceling panels, a high-resolution microscope built from Lego blocks and smartphone parts, and a way for hydrogen to help decarbonize the steel industry. This week’s coolest things are pushing the everyday boundaries.

 

Picturing Quiet

 

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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
June 22, 2021
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A new vision for night vision, graphene sensors that can detect the COVID-causing virus, and a “metabolic warhead” aimed at bacteria and cancer. This week’s coolest things prove that big things can come in tiny packages.

 

Graphene Against COVID

 

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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
June 14, 2021
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Fighting more viruses with advanced mRNA vaccines, a drug against aging, and a new way to generate electricity from ground-up carbon nanotubes. This week’s coolest things are ready to handle what comes next.

 

Send In The Messengers

 

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Will Palmer
Rebecca M. Oliver
June 09, 2021

The world’s first digital fiber, a microscope that shrinks light and an antibody nasal spray for treating COVID-19. This week’s coolest things are getting smaller and smaller.

 

Wear Your Data On Your Sleeve

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Rebecca M. Oliver
June 01, 2021

A nano-vaccine that knocks out the flu, gene editing against blindness, and a visualization software that could help athletes bounce back from injuries. This week’s coolest things have healing properties.

 

Brighter Outlook

 

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